Affirmation
MANILA, Philippines
Jose was a lowly clerk in a government agency in Quezon City. His salary was barely enough to support his wife, but Jose was consumed by a desire to own a Canon SLR 35mm still camera with a zoom.
Its cost was way beyond his meager income. Digital cameras were not yet in vogue at that time.
So he contented himself by looking at the Canon camera in a store near his office. Every day, after office hours, he would go to that shop and just stare at the camera displayed there.
He imagined owning the camera and using it with delight. Every day he never failed to stop by the shop just to look at the camera of his dream. He would just stand in front of the glass display case for a few minutes and leave quietly.
I cannot recall how many weeks he did that routine.
A surprise
Then, one evening, a cousin who had just arrived from Saudi Arabia where he was an overseas Filipino worker telephoned.
“Pinsan!” the cousin exclaimed. “I bought you something from Saudi. I hope you like it.”
“What is it?” Jose eagerly asked.
“Well, I bought a camera for you.”
“What kind of camera?”
“It’s a Canon SLR 35mm camera with a zoom!”
Jose almost fainted. He never told his cousin he had been dreaming of such a camera for a long time but could not afford it. His strong desire, affirmation, visualization and intention to own that camera became a reality in no time at all!
Professional gamblers, as well as successful businessmen, are very much aware of the power of positive affirmation or suggestion. When betting on a number or launching a new project they do not let a negative thought enter their minds. They believe it is bad luck to think of negative things.
We Filipinos have an intuitive knowledge of the power of thought. If somebody during a trip says, “Be careful or we may have an accident,” another is likely to exclaim, “Don’t say that. It might come true!”
Scientific proof
Scientific studies conducted in the west proved the power of intention or positive affirmation. It has been scientifically shown for example that intention can retard the hatching of a fruit fly’s larvae and affect the alkalinity of water.
A Japanese researcher named Masaru Emoto of Yokohama has shown, after years of meticulous experiments, that one’s intention and emotion can affect the molecular structure of water crystals.
He cursed a container of water and froze it. Under a microscope, he saw the water crystals scattered and in disarray. When he expressed loving thoughts before the water, the molecular structure became harmonious and beautiful.
The experiment was repeated over a long period of time using different emotions. Sometimes, a piece of paper with words written on it was left on the water. The results were similar. It seems there is an innate intelligence in water and in nature in general.
In my Inner Mind Development Institute, I have the following motto: “The mind knows no limits aside from those it accepts.”
This is another way of stating the Law of Affirmation or Intention. We are the ones that put limits to what we can do or accomplish. Remove the mental limitations and we can accomplish anything we want.
“This world,” as Buddhist masters have been telling us, “is largely our own mental creation.” We create our own reality. We are, in a very real and literal sense, co-creators with God.
Ancient mystics of the East have been saying this for thousands of years. And now modern western particle physicists are saying the same thing.
It is because of the tremendous power of the human mind that the Bible forbids us to curse anyone, because a curse can result in real physical injury or harm to others.
A curse is similar to a spell inflicted on a victim. It brings serious karmic consequences to the perpetrator. That is why we are forbidden to curse anyone. If we do this, we suffer somehow a karmic debt for which we have to pay later in life.
